JSE buoyed by industrial and financial shares
- 17 May 2013 00:00 - Chantelle Benjamin
- The JSE proved its resilience this week, with stocks rising to a two-month high on Wednesday, despite concerns about labour unrest.
'Shades of Marikana' taint platinum
- 17 May 2013 00:00 - Thalia Holmes
- Experts have called for an intervention as union tensions shake an already volatile industry.
Peters unfazed by implications of an 'outdated' resource plan
- 17 May 2013 00:00 - Lynley Donnelly
- Energy Minister Dipuo Peters is sticking to her guns on electricity policy.
Malls multiply in moneyed market
- 17 May 2013 00:00 - Chantelle Benjamin
- Retail and industrial sectors have been driving growth, and the demand for convenience is being satiated.
Retail and property thrive on proliferation of mall rats
- 17 May 2013 00:00 - Chantelle Benjamin
- Gauteng quarterly review says the province houses 45% of the shopping centres in the country.
US sends $1-billion worth of gold to SA
- 17 May 2013 00:00 - Lisa Steyn
- Large gold shipment from New York to South Africa has set off rumbles in the business world.
Plastics pricing meltdown
- 17 May 2013 00:00 - Lisa Steyn
- The Competition Commission and Sasol have been slugging it out over alleged price-fixing in the domestic market.
Pearson holds sway over BDFM editors
- 17 May 2013 00:00 - Chantelle Benjamin
- Pearson Overseas Holdings has retained the majority say over the hiring and firing of editors at key financial publications
R800m IT company liquidated for R5.5m debt
- 17 May 2013 00:00 - Shoks Mnisi Mzolo
- Unexplained cash problems have dragged a large but unlisted IT firm, African Legend Indigo (AL Indigo), into liquidation.
Fired Kumba miners now destitute
- 17 May 2013 00:00 - Lisa Steyn
- Workers have turned to the union they scorned at the time of the unprotected strike - the National Union Mineworkers.
Wheel deals are breaking the cycle
- 17 May 2013 00:00 - Thalia Holmes
- An organisation in Johannesburg hopes that trading bikes for trees will plant the seeds of entrepreneurship.
Bloomberg questioned over 'spying' allegations
- 17 May 2013 00:00 - Dominic Rushe in New York
- Financial services news group Bloomberg has been facing questions about the use of confidential client data by its journalists.
Co-op takes a ratings knock
- 17 May 2013 00:00 - Rupert Neate & Jill Treanor in London
- UK bank's chief executive quits after Moody's downgrades debt to junk status.
Hydro patent pours cold water on grand Rand power plan
- 17 May 2013 00:00 - Lisa Steyn
- An idea to harness hydropower from municipal water pipes has led to a legal standoff between Rand Water and a small power company.
No funding coal-de-sac for Europe
- 17 May 2013 00:00 - Terry Macalister
- An influential bank has decided to continue funding new high-carbon energy projects in Europe.
SA's top nine emerging tourism entrepreneurs named
- 17 May 2013 00:00 - Advertorial Feature
- The nine provincial finalists for the 2013 Emerging Tourism Entrepreneur of the Year Awards competition have been announced.
Changes to hit short-term insurance
- 17 May 2013 00:00 - Tracy Burrows
- A draft of new legislation is changing the face of South Africa's short-term insurance sector and could lead to higher costs for consumers.
Public sector wage bill must drop
- 17 May 2013 00:00 - AGENT PROVOCATEUR Lynley Donnelly
- Economists say that if the wage bill doesn't drop, SA could find itself hurtling towards a fiscal cliff.
